In March 2011, after losing someone close to her, artist Candy Chang decided to turn an abandoned house in her neighbourhood into a giant chalkboard. She stenciled it with the words “Before I die…” and invited passers by to reflect on their own lives and share personal aspirations. By the next morning the entire wall had been filled as people embraced the idea passionately. The original chalk board has since disappeared and the abandoned house has become a home again, but the idea lives on as other communities around the world create their own versions of the “Beofre I die” chalkboard.